What’s in Your Bartending Toolbox?

Tools are important in any trade. Carpenters need hammers, nails, and saws. Musicians require instruments, and writers require a pen and paper, or a computer keyboard.

Bartenders are no different, and since the first drink slinger crafted a cocktail for a thirsty patron, they have used certain tools to create their concoctions.

As bartenders, we have all heard of the jigger, the muddler, and the strainer. Let’s face it: Certain tools have become such standards behind the bar. People even have them in their bars at home, which usually consist of some tequila bottles, vodka, and triple sec on top of a chest in their dining room.